The Anti-Targ Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 1 hour ago, Raja said: Do his comms people actually see these before they put it out? He can barely pass off as a human in these. If Richard Ayoade playing as Maurice Moss (the IT Crowd) read exactly the same script and you played the audio [only] of both I bet most people would not correctly pick which version was Sunak. Though I think Maurice would sound marginally more genuine in his enthusiasm. Edited April 30 by The Anti-Targ Spockydog and Gaston de Foix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pebble thats Stubby Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 whats the betting there is a similar clip of Richie wishing good luck to whoever the Anchor's are playing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) lmao get fucked eta: I missed that we covered this on the last page. But my sentiment stands. Edited April 30 by polishgenius Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) Insecure, sosage-fingered prick. Edited April 30 by Spockydog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spockydog Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 How he can sit there gurning with this foul excuse for a human being as she whines about white Italians being substituted by brown and black people is beyond me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 He has practice by spending time with Cruella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 (edited) Might watch the coronation after all! Edited April 30 by Derfel Cadarn Zorral, Tywin et al., Ser Reptitious and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 It may turn out, in the fullness of time, that QUEII's enduring popularity wasn't due to her being a nothing figurehead granny controlled by courtiers, but was a reflection of her actual personality and judgement. It appears that, well meaning as he may be, Charles doesn't have the same intuitive sense of what to do/say as monarch that his mother did. Gaston de Foix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaston de Foix Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 47 minutes ago, Cas Stark said: It may turn out, in the fullness of time, that QUEII's enduring popularity wasn't due to her being a nothing figurehead granny controlled by courtiers, but was a reflection of her actual personality and judgement. It appears that, well meaning as he may be, Charles doesn't have the same intuitive sense of what to do/say as monarch that his mother did. I think the Queen had superb negative judgment, i.e., she knew what not to do. Charles makes decisions that seem petty and self-defeating and will come back to bite him after the honeymoon of the Coronation. For example, evicting the Queen's dresser Angela Kelly, sends a nasty message that Charles does not value loyalty, and severs bonds with someone who could tell a few tales if she chose (and the financial incentives are all there, sadly). Similarly, if Harry and Megan wanted to leave, Charles could have offered them a financial settlement of $20-30 million with an NDA that would avoided the damage to William's reputation. No Netflix show, no memoir, no orgy of recrimination and anger and constant drama. What's really striking is that the royal family (and the Crown) should be able to take the long view. But they behave like politicians, just trying to get a few good tabloid headlines and get through the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 5 hours ago, polishgenius said: lmao get fucked eta: I missed that we covered this on the last page. But my sentiment stands. Which bubble head inside that monarchal bubble came up with this? Does anyone know? BTW, Britbox, to which I subscribe, is deluging my in-box with breathless notifications of how much I want to watch, LIVE! the coronation, and the many other activities leading up to it, around it, and the celebrations after it. They did the same with EII's funeral. I didn't watch any of that, and won't be watching any of this either. Edited April 30 by Zorral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mormont Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 Anyone who think Liz had an innate sense of what to do or not to do to avoid PR disasters is doing some selective reading of history. Zorral, Spockydog and polishgenius 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 A book about Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/30/anthony-seldon-boris-johnson-at-10-biography-interview Gaston de Foix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 32 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: I think the Queen had superb negative judgment, i.e., she knew what not to do. Yeah, like not spending public money on bailing out Andr... oh. Similarly: 32 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: Similarly, if Harry and Megan wanted to leave, Charles could have offered them a financial settlement of $20-30 million with an NDA that would avoided the damage to William's reputation. No Netflix show, no memoir, no orgy of recrimination and anger and constant drama. Meghan and Harry 'left' in the Queen's time. Edited April 30 by polishgenius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 35 minutes ago, Gaston de Foix said: I think the Queen had superb negative judgment, i.e., she knew what not to do. Charles makes decisions that seem petty and self-defeating and will come back to bite him after the honeymoon of the Coronation. For example, evicting the Queen's dresser Angela Kelly, sends a nasty message that Charles does not value loyalty, and severs bonds with someone who could tell a few tales if she chose (and the financial incentives are all there, sadly). Similarly, if Harry and Megan wanted to leave, Charles could have offered them a financial settlement of $20-30 million with an NDA that would avoided the damage to William's reputation. No Netflix show, no memoir, no orgy of recrimination and anger and constant drama. What's really striking is that the royal family (and the Crown) should be able to take the long view. But they behave like politicians, just trying to get a few good tabloid headlines and get through the week. Agree. The Queen knew the value of doing nothing, take the long view, things blow over. Charles is down in the trenches trying to fight for his weekly poll numbers. It's odd, considering she only had a scant few years to learn 'queenship' before her father died, and Charles has had 6 decades and can't stop from own goaling. Edited April 30 by Cas Stark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cas Stark Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 3 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Yeah, like not spending public money on bailing out Andr... oh. Similarly: Meghan and Harry 'left' in the Queen's time. Unless you think all of the queen's money is public money, then that never happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A wilding Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Derfel Cadarn said: A book about Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/30/anthony-seldon-boris-johnson-at-10-biography-interview I am seriously tempted to buy this as a present for a certain elderly relative who is still (half) convinced he is wonderful ... Derfel Cadarn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derfel Cadarn Posted April 30 Author Share Posted April 30 Spockydog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 4 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: Might watch the coronation after all! What did it say? It’s already been deleted by the author. Which Tyler and ants 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 2 hours ago, Derfel Cadarn said: A book about Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/apr/30/anthony-seldon-boris-johnson-at-10-biography-interview Call me when there's a fanfic book about him making love with a dinosaur. Until then, pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Fragile Bird said: What did it say? It’s already been deleted by the author. The moment the crown is put on his head, the soldiers [for the salutary shots] will take aim and fire. Something along that line, with it very easily being (mis-)understood that they'll be gunning for the new monarch. The author was the BBC btw. Edited April 30 by A Horse Named Stranger Which Tyler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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